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2 words: given for a brief period to pt with autoimmune disorders with flares or relapse and may be given a low maintenance dose
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pt on ________for years to dampen immune system
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2 words: used for _______; usually start at high dose and taper down to maintenance dose or discontinue
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main use for this drug class is inhibiting inflammation; given PO, IV and sometimes inhaled
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2 words: corticosteroids may cause _____; a life-threatening condition that occurs when there is not enough cortisol
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body creates antibodies against its own cells
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examples of corticosteroid
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_____ rejections occur acutely and immediately
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corticosteroids may increase this
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Overactive cells of immune system could reject transplanted organ cells and cause this